Passage 6
According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (疾病控制中心), if you don’t often wash your hands, you can pick up viruses (病毒)from many places and make yourself ill. You’re at risk every time you touch your eyes, nose or mouth. In fact, one of the most common ways people catch colds is by rubbing their noses or their eyes when there are cold viruses on their hands. If you don’t often wash yours hands, specially when you’re sick, you may spread the viruses directly to others. You should wash your hands in the following situations:
After using the bathroom
After blowing your nose or coughing
Before eating, serving or preparing food
After touching pets or other animals
After visiting anyone who is sick
When your hands are dirty
There is a right way to wash your hands. Follow these simple steps to keep your hands clean.
Use warm water (not cold or hot)
Wash for 15 seconds
Rinse (冲洗) well under warm water and dry them with a clean towel.
Information Card
| Way to protect against the spread of illness |
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| Correct way to wash your hands |
Use running water which is |
| Situations in which you must wash your hands |
After using the Before having food After visiting |
| Time needed to wash your hands |
Street art is very popular around the world. You can find it on buildings, street signs and trash cans from Tokyo to Paris, from Moscow to Cape Town. Street art has become a global culture and even art museums are collecting the works of street artists.
People have different opinions about street art. Some think it is bad, but others think it is a very beautiful new culture.
Street art began in New York in the 1960s. This style of drawing and writing became know as graffiti. Graffiti art showed that young people wanted to rebel(反对)against the rules. They traveled around cities to make paintings that everyone could see.
One well-known New York street artist is Swoon. She cuts paper pictures of people and puts them on walls. Swoon didn’t start as street artist. She studied art but, later, got bored with the works she saw in museums. Then she fell in love with graffiti. The people in New York enjoy Swoon’s style. Some museums have already bought some of her works.
Street artists do their work for some reasons. A number of them choose street art because it is closer to the everyday life.
Nowadays the Internet has a big influence on street art. Artists can show their pictures to people around the world. Many people in the city, however, say that seeing a picture on the Internet is never as good as seeing it live(在现场).The underlined word “global” means “________”in Chinese.
| A．全镇的 | B．全市的 | C．全国的 | D．全球的 |
Where did street art begin?
| A．In Paris. | B．In New York. |
| C．In Tokyo. | D．In Cape Town. |
In the 1960s in New York, young people_______.
| A．hated(讨厌) graffiti art |
| B．liked to paint for museums |
| C．traveled everywhere to enjoy street art |
| D．wanted to say no to the rules through graffiti art |
Swoon studied _____ in the past.
| A．geography | B．history | C．art | D．science |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．The people in New York like Swoon’s works. |
| B．The Internet has little influence on street art. |
| C．Young people all think street art is a very beautiful new culture. |
| D．Lots of street artists choose street art because it can help them become rich. |
A listening test is one of the most important parts of the English exam. Here is some advice for you.
Before you start to listen, you need to relax. Don’t be nervous. And try to read the questions. These questions usually help you understand the conversation or the passage easily.
Then listen to the first sentence carefully. It usually tells you the main idea of the passage. When you’re listening, try to do some thinking and take some notes(笔记)，such as:
·What happened(发生)？
·When, where, and how?
·What was the result?
·What does the speaker want to tell us?
In this way, you may understand the passage better.
Please remember not to think about one or two words for a long time. When you hear some words you don’t know, don’t spend too much on them. Very often, you’ll find out what they mean later when you go on with the listening.This passage mainly talks about_____.
| A．advice on listening tests |
| B．advice on speaking |
| C．advice on reading |
| D．advice on writing |
It’s better for you to keep ______ when you start to have a listening test.
| A．excited | B．relaxed |
| C．stressed out | D．worried |
Why should we listen to the first sentence carefully?
| A．Because it usually tells us the answers to the questions. |
| B．Because it usually tells us where to write the answers. |
| C．Because it usually us the main idea of the passage. |
| D．Because it usually tells us how much time left(剩余) for the listening test. |
When you’re listening, it’s important for you to _____.
| A．remember every word |
| B．take some notes |
| C．understand all the words |
| D．think about one or two words for a long time |
What can help us understand the passage better usually?
A. Questions B. The first sentence.
C. Notes.D. A, B, andC.
| The first Olympic mascot |
20th |
1972 |
Munich(慕尼黑) |
Germany |
 |
23rd |
1984 |
Los Angeles |
America |
 |
26th |
1996 |
Atlanta |
America |
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27th |
2000 |
Sydney |
Australia |
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29th |
2008 |
Beijing |
China |
 |
? |
2012 |
London |
England |
根据表格内容，选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上按要求作答。From the table(表格), we know the Olympic Games is held every ____ years.
| A．3 | B．4 | C．5 | D．6 |
London held the ______ Olympic Games in 2012.
| A．27th | B．29th | C．30th | D．31st |
The mascot for the _______ Olympic Games was the first Olympic mascot in Olympic history.
| A．1996 Atlanta | B．1984 Los Angeles |
| C．2000 Sydney | D．1972 Munich |
The 23rd and 26th Olympic Games were held in the same _____.
| A．town | B．city | C．country | D．gym |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．The 1996 Olympic Games was held in America. |
| B．There are six countries in the table. |
| C．Beijing held the 29th Olympic Games. |
| D．The 31st Olympic Games will be held in 2016. |
Do you know Kafue National Park? It is a beautiful national park. It is in Zambia (赞比亚). It is about 22,400 km2. There’s a river in the park. Its name is Kafue River. It is 240 kilometres long. The park is named for the Kafue River.
Kafue National Park is also the largest wild zoo in Zambia. People can see many kinds of animals like zebras, giraffes, lions and elephants. But they must take a bus to see the animals. It is a good place for holidays.
根据短文内容判断正误，正确为“T”，错误为“F”。Kafue National Park is in Zambia.
The park is 22,40 km2.
The Kafue River is 240 kilometres long.
Kafue National Park is the largest wild zoo in Zambia.
People can walk in the park to see the animals.
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Text messaging, or simply “texting（发短信）”, which allows people to send and receive messages on mobile phones, becomes very popular today.
The advantages of texting are obvious(明显的). Texting helps to save money. If you have a few words to greet your families and friends on their birthdays or on some important festivals, sending messages can be cheaper than phone calling. Texting helps to save time. Even if you want to send a message to 100 people, you can do it in one second. Texting helps you to “talk” to someone when he is too busy to answer the phone. Texting can also help you to “talk” to someone secretly if you don’t want others to hear what you are talking on the phone. These advantages are so amazing that many people are crazy about it. They hold mobile phones in hands all day long, send dozens of messages each day, and even text while driving or walking.
However, texting has its disadvantages. Junk messages may come into your mobile phone box now and then. When your phone box gets too full, you can’t receive any more messages. You may therefore miss some important information.
What’s more（而且）, if you don’t do texting properly, for example texting while driving or walking, it can be dangerous. It can cause injuries and even death. It is reported that about 6,000 people are killed and half a million are hurt for this reason each year. In Fort Lee, a small town in New Jersey, USA, three people died because they walked into traffic while texting in 2011. Two researchers at Stony Brook University, New York found that texters are 60% more probably to have an accident than others. When people are texting, they don’t notice other people or things around them. To reduce traffic accidents, all drivers of the USA are now not allowed to text while driving. About 32 countries have passed laws restricting(限制) the use of mobile phones while driving.
Texting is a wonderful way of communication. However, only when we use it properly can we fully enjoy the fun it brings.
A. 根据短文内容简要回答问题。What’re the advantages? (列出其中两项即可得2分)
__________________________________________________________________________What will happen if our phone boxes get too full?
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B．将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。_________________________________________________________________________
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C．请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。__________________________________________________________________________